Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-01
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THE AMERICAN CARDINAL.

ROME, March 25.-It was Just half past
10 O'Clock this morning, the day being
the sacred feast day Of the arnupciation,
.ynen Cardinal james Gibbons, Arch
bi>hap Of Baltimore, Md, arrived at the
iron gates Of the portico OF the Baslllca
of Santa Marie, in TTastevere, for the pur-
pose Of form5liy taking possession OF II
So his titular church. be was arrayed
in the splendid robes OF s Cardinal, wear
ing white fur cape, crimson sllk
mantle and q lCng train. When he reached
the door Of the Ctu:Ch he kneit upon q
cushion placed there or strip OF carpet.
The canon belonging 10 the church
and the students of the American College
in Rome wearing suplices were waiting
for the Archbishop. Student Stickey of
Cincinnati, Ollo, was cross bearer and
the acolytes carrying candles were
Students DohertY of Baltimore and Shea
of Cincinnati, Ohio. Bishops Keane of
Richmond, Va, and Watterson of Column
| bus, Ohio, were with the cenonS waiting.
Studens Reardon of Baltimore, Nd, bore
the Crucifx. Cardinal Gibbons, when he
approached the church was accompanied
! by the Right Rev. john Ireland, Bishop OF
st. Paul, Mimi, and by the master OF Ger
emonies, Marucci, and others. The Car
dinal, after kneeling, kissed the crucitx,
which was presented to him by canon
wearing cape. The Cardinal then put
on his beretta, and, so covered,
placed incense in the crucibie. He
then again barred his head, took the
aspersOrium from the canon who had
| presented the crucihx and signed him
self with the sign of the cross. Then re-
placing the beretta he asperged the peo-
pie present with holy water, after which
he again removed ais beretta and was
thrice incensed by canon. The choir
me nwhile singing the sntiphon, "Ecce
Saderdcs Magnus." After being thus in
censed the procession moved to the altar,
followed by the Cardinal, who blessed the
people as he went. At the altar the
Blessed Sacrament was administered,
and ali knelt for a short time
in praEer. The procession next
went 10 the high altar. There
the Cardinal knelt and canon recited
the patEr noster and other prayers. In
the apsj a throne with white back and
crimson | canopy had been placed. The
Cardinal seated himself on the throne, the
bishops Ind priests in attendance being
about BIN. Tie prothOnotary, Mon
signor P@ricol, thereupon read in Lstih
the Pa4d bull assigning the church OF
Santa arie in Trastevere to Cardinal
Gibbonb, as his titulal church. This bull
was s. long document and recited at
length d Pc nature of the assignment OF
the kcustody of the bull
The cAnons went forward to
the throne and all but the chi ef canon
knelt and kissed the Cardinals hand,
the Carl insl rising to receive the
chief can bn for the kiss of peace, sd os-
culum tacis. An address from the
canons I the Cardinal was then read in
latin by yanon Francesca Arduini. Il
was of sreat length. To this Cardinal
Gibbons, remaining seated, replied in
English at follows:
"The assignment to me by the holy
father OH this beautiful Basilica as my
titular chkrch fills me with feelings of Joy
and graf A1de which any words OF mine
are a tly inadequate to express.